Clara Mae Bulloch (nee Deacon) was born on November 12, 1891 in Elgin County, ON. Her family came to Winnipeg in 1902, settling on a farm in the Dunrea area. Clara attended Brandon Normal School, then taught at Crystal City and Maple Grove. She took Second Class Normal in Winnipeg in 1915, then taught at Newdale and Reston. It was in Reston where she met her future husband, John David Bulloch (1886-1979). The couple married on July 30, 1919 and together had one son, Robert. Clara Bulloch died on July 18, 1985 in Reston, MB. She is buried in Reston Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Clara Bulloch about her family history and early days in Ninga, MB. The interviewer is Irene Lazenby.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, the Boissevain-Morton Archives description for the Clara Bulloch fonds and the RM of Pipestone local history "Trails Along the Pipestone." Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
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Earle Marshall Currie was born on March 29, 1891 on section 4-3-19 near Boissevain, MB. He attended Fairburn and Boissevain schools. In 1911, he moved to British Columbia where he owned a poultry farm. Earle married Verlie Annie Merle Jones (1898-1997) on September 3, 1919 and together they had four children, including Glenn and Marshall. The Currie's returned to Boissevain for the 100th anniversary of settlement in the area and the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Boissevain in 1981. Earle Currie died on April 12, 1983 in Chilliwack, BC.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Earle Currie about early Boissevain, as well as the cement and cement block industry owned by his father George Comer Currie. The interviewer is Phyllis Hallett.
Notes
History/bio information taken from the records. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
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70 b&w photographs (various sizes)
7 mm textual records
Physical Condition
Good
History / Biographical
Frances Elizabeth Percival (nee Fraser) attended Brandon College in 1928-1929. She was from Wawanesa, Manitoba and passed away on August 3, 2004 at the age of 93 years.
Custodial History
The records were donated to the McKee Archives by Joy Lalonde, a realtive of Fran Percival's, in 2005.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of three dance cards from the Brandon Normal School, a photograph album of Brandon College students and activities (many of them identified) and an autographed copy of the 1929 Brandon College Annual Graduation Program.